I've mentioned to a couple of you that it helps me to understand a poem if I hear an audio recording of it. There is a recording of "Crossing the Bar" on the poetry foundation website- I'm including a link. I've been playing it over Mozart's Requiem: Lacrimosa (available on spotify). I do realize my time frames are way off, but the subject matter is right on! Enjoy
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174588
The last time I taught this course a student recommended Arcade Fire's song "Keep the Car Running" as a perfect musical accompaniment to "Crossing the Bar" ... So perhaps that song can join your audio reading of the poem and Mozart on the playlist! And then there's Salamander Crossing's song version of "Crossing the Bar."
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